Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-03-07

              /•// o ? c mr #+/}•* *"*0 s " o c Leslie Combs PRICE 2 CENTS if MIND iw was ouzr BUT IS NOW IN MRS. EDDY CONFIDENT PRESENT TROUBLE WILL WORK OUT FOR THE BEST PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1907 VOL 1. No. 146. DR. JOHN E. GRUBE TO BUILD HANDSOME NEW HOSPITAL IN DOWNTOWN DISTRICT Punxsutawney to Have Modern Downtown Institution For Care of Sick. FROM WESTERN RANCHMAN TO MINISTER TO PERU IS THERE GRAFT III MIE ASK THE OTIZENS Head of Christian Science Church Talks of Receivership Suit. ESTIMATE OF HER WEALTH Great Fight Is Being Waged There to Expose Auy Boodling. This Will Be the Contention of the Defense From Now On. Some Place it at Millions, Others at Only a Few Thousand Dollars. TO ESCAPE THE MADHOUSE No Session of Court Today Because of Death of Judge's Relative. The phi in tiffs in the hill in equity have the right. as noon as the papers In the ease arc served. to compel the deposition of Mrs. Eddy or any per••in in the State of New Hampshire upon whom a summons ran bo serve I It is within their power through ft justier of the peace to summon her to General F. S. Stricter, personal counsel for Mar. Eddy, has announced that he would not accept service for any of the defendants In the suit brought for an accounting of her affairs and that there Is little likelihood that the case will be transferred to the United States courts. Pleasant View homestead, $1*".- 000; the Tuttle lot. adjoining. $100; four horses. $500; two cows, $."0; earrapes. $200; stock* in public funds, $35,000. Total. $34,850. sot forth on the books of the city tax collector, Is as follows: Members of Council Involved and Pennsy Figures Very Prominently.Continued on Second Page. THE KAISER ATTACKED BY MAD MUSICIAN His Majesty Was Attending Concert When Attacked by a Member of Orchestra. every ulpped private vney is to be hieh yesterday Dr. John E. Necessity For More Commodious Quarters Brings About the Improvement. Leslie Combs, minister to Peru, w , i.Mt Little Compton, Rhode Island, on July 31, lxr.j, and attend-?! pnbll6 schools ,.r his district, ufterwards going to Transylvania Univivsiiy. He married Hiss Mary C. Swiger. oil October 18, 1 v7c. i;,,|ng into the Southwest Mr. Combs engaged in the mt:)tog of line .stock and tobacco planting-, and afterwards we it ranching in Tex.is. He was appointed pension asent for Kentucky and served from I X1IS-1 ;>0^. heing reappointed In 1900. Minister Combs inn e,tains his personal residence at Lexington, Ky. He was sent as mlni-.ter to the Central American State;! of Gautimala and Honduras in November, 1902. CM TOURS ARE HIGHLY PRAISED In full the wealth of Mrs. Eddy, an President Frrnad, <>f the National Stnti Capitol Bank, hi this city,, said Mrs. Eddy ha*l had an account in that institution for the last twenty years. The amount of that account was alleged l.y counsel for Mrs. Eddy's son to be at least $1,000,000 in cash and quick assets. piece of property ho poss« si s. In Mrs. lSddy's sehedule, uiulcr the captions of "Money on hand at interest or on deposit," no mention in made, leaving it to be Inferred by the lax collector that she has not a cent In any bank. I'nder the laws of New Hampshire a taxpayer is compelled to file a sworn schedule, describing each and The total wealth of Mrs. Mary Taker (J. Eddy, according to the statement in the publication of the ta commissioner here, is $4,850. Although her relatives declare she t.i worth $15,000,000, there is nothing to show that her wealth is anything near that sum. Mrs. Eddy was most active in the dlx. ussion of tiie course to follow. She is doternmicd to make no compromise, it is said, although she is willing to forgive her s«»n if he will withdraw his suit. This was I he statement made by Mrs. Mary l-laker G. Eddy, head of the Christian Science Church, after shehad held a conference with her lawyers concerning the suit to have a receiver appointed to take charge of her affairs, which had been filed by her son and other relatives. CONCORD, X. H., March 7.—"God has always been kind to me, and I am certain that he will work this out for the best." Kaiser Wllhelm was the coolest man in the hall, but the entire audience was thrown Into a panic. With a shrill shriek Kupke leaped from his Heat in the orchestra, savagely attacking: everyone who happened to be in his way and, before anyone realised the situation, rushed madly towards the Kaiser. He was overpowered when almost upon the Kaiser, and removed by the officers. officers and others occupying seats near the Emperor prevented the us/tull and, possibly, killing:, of  monarch. IKUI.IX, March 7. -Kaiser Wilhelm's life was seriously threatened last night at a concert in the Whito Hall at tlv pftlaee, when Herr Kupke. one of the members of the orchestra, suddenly went ravin;; mad and tried to attack tie Iimprrnr. Continued on Paso Six, To understand the situation thoroughly it should be made known that ut present, there is but one streer ( r- >sslng over the railroad and that is block< (i by trains the greater part <>f the time. The opening of Spring Street a few years ago was hailed with delight on account of it being t h» natural and convenient place for a subway under tho road. When it was learned that the only place where such, a subway could be constructed was demanded by t\ie railroad com- VVhat tho company asked for was the vacating of about TOO feet of E«frt Lane; the vacating of 200 feet of Spring Street; the change of grade on a portion of South Walnut Street, from n slight elevation to a live per cent, grade. As those streets are among the most important in the town it was not believed that the town council would grant th«se demands without adequate compensation and crossings to replace the ones to be closed. HLA1RSVILLE, Pa.. March 7.—■ When the surveys for the building of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's low grade freight line through this town were finished some six or eight months ago it was learned that the company desired to clo>o a number of important thoroughfares ana change the grade on another, besides some other changes In sewer, water and gas lines. ORDERS BRICK FOR MHS- WILLIilM ELVOOD 1 LIIDSET PAVING IIIETY YEARS OLD TROOP D FACES BAD WATER FAMINE e. 8 S. PLANS TWO LARUE TUNNELS Popular South Side Lady Celebrates Birthday and Her Friends Gather. State Police Claim Have Had No Water at JIarracks For Several days. ltf DuBois Paper Speaks Flatteringly of Attraction Booked to Appear Here. Will Bore Through Mountains to Secure Connection With the Erie. 0. H. Nordstrom is Given Contract For 700,00 of the Paving Blocks. SMALL BOYS MAKE LONG TRIP ALONE There was no session of court today, owing to the (Until of Justice Fitzgerald's brother-in-law, as was announced last night after the close of court. "1 would 1 iU«• to tell you Just how glad 1 am and what 1 think about It but my attorneys won't lot me." he s lid, and then smiled at his own little Joke. "I'm mighty glad to hear it." His lace bright etied up with a broad smile when he reminded that the defense of tb. voung Virginians had been tin- "Unwritten Law." When Thaw whs informed of tho acquittal of th«' Slrothers brothers ho exclaimed: District Attorney Jerome, It Is known, will introduce many witnesses in rebuttal in an effort to break down Evelyn Ne: bit Thaw's story. Evelyn ma\ be recalled in rebuttal. Delimit will read a hypothetical question tomorrow, which covers tho entire case, and it is expected to entirely till one of the booklets made up by the stenographers. down mure than eight hundred thousand words of evidence. This is particularly remarkable when the fact is taken into consideration that the State took but two and one-half hours to state its case. In twenty-six and one-half actual court days the official stenographers have The trl. I of Thaw for the killing of Stanford White will l»e the long# est in the history of the State of New York. It Is now forty-five days sinco the trial began and the end Is not yet In sight. From this time forth the efforts made in Thaw's behalf by his attorneys will be along lines directly opposite to tho«*r which bad been hitherto pursued. They will now attempt to show that Thaw is sane through the expert testimony of Drs. Hammond and Jeliffc. Thaw's coun>• eI are very confident of porvlng thU>. At the conclusion of the testimony of Mrs. William last evening, the defense had virtually ended tho llrst half of Its case. Harry has now, however, recovered ids mental equilibrium and cannot be confined in the mad house. NEW YORK, March 7.—Harry K. Thaw was insane frotn the time that Evelyn Nesbit told him the story of her ruin I y White, in Paris, until sometime subsequent to the killing of White in Madison Square Garden, and cannot be held responsible for his acts during that time. The new tunnels will be about a mile in lengMi and work is to be started Immediately with a view of having them ready for business by next fall. Bids will be asked within the next few days. it is expected that as soon as this work is completed the company will have an important announcement to make regarding the Pittsburg end of the line. The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Company has made the announcement that In order to gain an eastern connection for their interests in this region, they have decided to tunnel the mountain between Corliett, Pa., and Hull, and also New- Held Mountain. In this way they will go east on ihe Erie, by way of llurnell, X. Y. SIOLE FOR HIS SICK BROTHER WEALTHY WIDOW IS FOUND MURDERED The mi'inbors of Troop I) and other citizens of Punxsutawney Horough should remember that tin- Horough Dads and Solicitor Jeff Q. NVingert are doing all in their power to remedy the water conditions here and it is altogether likely that they will be successful in their effort. In the meantime we must take what we g»>t. It Is said that they have not seen a drop of water come through the pipes since Sunday afternoon and they are consequently beginning to get, thirsty. A water famine 1 again struck he Troop I) barrack and tin* men ip there are setting up a desperate lowl because they cannot find any >f the precious tiuid in which to wash their faces. They claim to have lost all confidence in the water company and still they do not like to kick. Dr. Grube has felt the necessity of larger and more convenient quarters for some time, and had been planning such a move for several months. Beginning four years ago with one room on the fourth iloor of the Mahoning Street building the demand for accommodatioifs has steadily increased until the entire upper story and several rooms on the second and third floors with a total of twenty-one beds, have been found insufficient. Since embarking in the private hospital enterprise Dr. Grube, and his assistants have achieved eminent success, especially in surgery. His list of patients has been steadily Increasing and his uniform success in the operating room, where many of the most difficult operations have been undertaken is a high compliment to his capabilities and augurs well for the success of the new enterprise.The patient rooms will all be single and a number of them will be fitted up with private baths. It is Dr. Grube's intention to equip his new hospital with all modern improvements and conveniences, so th.it when completed it will be second to none in the state. The building will be constructed of brick and no expense will be spared to insure ideal sanitary conditions and structural perfection. The second floor will be occupied by nurses private apartments. All of the patients' rooms will be located on the first floor. First floor of the Gilpin Street building: will contain several apartments, including Dc. Grube's oiiice, sterilizing room, doctor's preparing room, operating room, and etherizing room on one side of the hall, and reception rooms, parlors and patients* private rooms on the opposite side of the hall. The basement will contain a laundry, kitchen, furnace, dynamo and bath rooms for general use. Underneath the entire building will be a basement which will extend eight feet in the clear above ground, this insuring the best possible sanitary conditions. The new hospital will occupy the entire space of the two lots, and will be "L" shaped. The buildings will form practically a continuous structure with a 10 foot hall extending from the Gilpin Street entrance to through the center to the Torrence Street entrance. The front of the Gilpin Street lot will be occupied by the present structure and a two storyannex, which will join the building to be erected on the Daughman lot. The Torrence Street annex will be one story high and will bo devoted entirely to rooms for patients.his new buildthe Mrs. Kelso lot, recently purchajfed by Linus M. Lewis to the rear of Bafr's department store and fronting on North Gilpin Street and the Katy Baughman lot fronting on Torrence Street. According to the terms of the deal Mr. Lewis becomes the owner of Dr. Grube's Mahoning Street business block and hospital, while the Baughman lot was purchased outright. Both lots are 50x150 feet each- For the location o lng Dr. Grube has ( Grube, of this place. was consummated byj A large, modernly c hospital for Punxsuti the result of a deal "Last night there was a very Rood audience present to take the tour through Lower California, the land of luxuriant growth. It was a revelation to a large part of the audience to see the wonderful land pictured, the photographs being actual reproductions of what is seen by tintraveler in this region. The cities of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Barbara and the villages surrounding it were visited and all of the points of Interest shown. The pictures are very clear and distinct and the lecture given by Mrs. Crary is of a most interesting and profitable character." "The Crary tours now running in the First Presbyterian Church are attracting a large amount of attention because of the very interesting character of the entertainment. The Duliois "Express" speaks of the Crary' tours as follows: The Crary tours which will doubtless draw large crowds to the First Haptist Church all next week are now attracting much attention in DuBois. Next Monday night there will be no admission charged and those wishing to attend will be furnished with tickets by A. J. Truitt, Esq., Superintendent of the Sunday school, under whose auspices the Crarys are coming. or Rev. Charles H. Fitzwilllam, pastor of the church. Was at Telephone Calling for Help When Struck Down. NEW POSTCARD ORDER Postmaster General Prescribes the Form, Shape and Quality of the Stationery. BOWLING TOURNAMENT STARTS LAST NIGHT ...147 1G8 138 . . .120 140 12:'. ...147 132 115 116 194 169 1 64 136 180 Zeltler  Dick Stiver Mad (I on Rapp The second game of the tournament will be bowled Saturday night between the teams of McCullough and Sullivan. The score: The bowling tournament of the the Greater Punxsutawney League opened last night, Kapp's team taking three games from the team captained by Chlttister. One of the later's best men was absent, which may In a slight degree account for the losing of Captain Chlttister's team. An order has been Issued by the postmaster general providing new regulations governing the size, form and weight of private post cards entering the mails. Such postcards must be made of an unfolded piece of cardboard, not exceeding three and nlnealxteenths by five and nine-sixteenths inches, nor less than two and threefourths by four Inches. They must in form, quality and weight of paper be substantially like tho government postcard. They may be of any color, not interfering with a legible address and postmark. Very thin sheets of paper may bo attached to them on condition that they completely adhero to the card. Cards bearing particles of glass, tinsel, netal, mica, sand or other similar sub«tances will not be accepted for mailing, except when enclosed in envelopes.700 770 725 2195 103 183 203 Davis 133 1 28 103 Stephenson 141 1 29 85 Warden 145 124 145 Baume'n 115 114 105 Chitoster Total  A. L. Smith, of Indiana, spent a abort time In town yesterday on business and seeing a few of his friends. George, who is but ten years old. and Hoeh continued on the road all night and arrived In town about eleven o'clock yesterday morning. Hoeh is about twenty years of age, and thf young Happeny boys sny that it was he that persuaded them to leave the home. They all say that they were treated line at the home an.l the Happeny boys are more than anxious to get back to set- Miss Shields who, they say, treated them as a mother would. The three boys had left the Brookvllle County Home about two miles tliis side of Hrookville, and started to walk to Punxsutawney. When they had gone about seven miles. Malcolm, who is but seven years old, gave out and was picked up by the mail carrier, who carried him into Punx'y. Tired and bedraggled. Maleom Happeny arrived in town night before last, and more tired and proportionately bedraggled, C.e. rge Happeny and Walter Hot h arrived about eleven o'clock the next morning, after a twenty-two mile walk from Hrookville. The boys have been in the homo about a year. Molcolm. the younger of the two boys, who has just recovered from an attack of left the Homo w 1thout a coat and his older brother made him a present of his before they had gone any great distance. At some place along the roud the latter was given a coat by a farmer. Aside from being terribly stiff tho boys seem to be none the worse for their journey, and are perfectly willing to accompany the commissioners back to the home when they come for them, which will likely be this afternoon.During their stay In town the Happeny boys have been lodging with James St. Clair and have been taking their meals among their many friends. Walsh made a pledge In court never to touch a drop of drink again as long as he lives. The murder in which Walsh llgured occurred eighteen years ago. Walsh was attending boats when Gustav Seharff, a bank clerk, rented one from him to take Grace King and her fiveyear-old daughter up the river. Seharff alone came back alive and the bodies were found floating In the river two weeks later with a big stone attached to each. Walsh's description trapped Seharff. A further consideration In the case was that tjhe district attorney recalled the fact that Walsh, then only twenty-five years old. gave most of the money to his brother, George Walsh, of Kansas City, to go to Colorado.Walsh took the $1,121 while a boy. who wns cashing a check at the bank, turned away for a moment. The teller, without looking up, handed th" money to Walsh instead of the boy, and Walsh escaped with it. James Walsh confessed that ho stole 51,121 from the National Exchange bank of Milwaukee and turned it over to his brother to go to Denver to regain his health, but he gained his pardon through the police of Milwaukee a clew which led to the apprehension of the most notorious murderer in the annals of the city. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 7.— While George Walsh, of Kansas City. Is gradually wasting away, a victim of tuberculosis, In a Denver sanitarj ium, his brother, James E. Wals'.i, was yesterday freed from prison here 'by the district, attorney. 637 678 641 .Total 1956 High score and high average, 203 and 163, Chitestcr. Her eyes, the doctors say, indicate that an attempt had been made to drug her. The police intend to put a number of persons through a "third degree" examination. The police think the robbers applied a torch to her to make her reveal where her money was hidden, that she broke away from them and ran to the telephone to arouse neighbors and that she was beaten down before she could get any response. It Is known that she was negotiating for the sale of property and that the deal had just been closed. Her jewelry was gone and her strong box emptied. About the time it is thought the woman was killed she tried to summon her neighbors and Dr. F. Stark by telephone, but before her calls were answered the message was interrupted and no response from her could be obtained. This led to an invetigation the next day, and the discovery of her dead body. CLEVELAND, March 7.—Mrs. Minnie P. Sheridan, a wealthy widow, forty-eight years old, was found dead in her home in Euclid Avenue anil indications point to murder. It is beleved she was stricken down by robbers while trying to telephone, and that the robbers were former admirers of Mrs. Sheridan and were bent upon stealing the fortune, which it was known was hidden in the house. Morris Monaley, of Lock Haven, is ■pending the day with friends in town. "Tho Arrival of Kitty." "The Arrival of Kilty" is to be seen ; ihen Captain Mk-ajah Woods struck at the Jefferson Theater Friday nigi'l. I the final blow for the prosecution, This comedy has made a pronounced with a legal argument intended to hit everywhere that it has been pre- ' combat Attorney Moore's reasoning, sented and local theatergoers who i AH of yesterday the two defendants relish tuneful music, unique dancing. ! retained the remarkable composure charming songs, bright dialogue, to- , that has characterized their attitude gether with beautiful fcostumes and i since their arrest nearly three months magnificent stage settings, may look i ago. Philip, the younger, whose sudforward to a most satisfying enter-j den illness threatened. for a time to talnment when this delightful comedy Is presented hore. I Continued on Second Page. When he was but a child ilia mother died, leaving him with his father who was hardly the proper j person to caro for him. His father ' . „ . ,, . , .. ,A , , . . , , , r. . . I I.y Publishers Press, ill-treated him and he left, home and , fell in with a pair of soatnps living OtJLPEPPKIt, Va.t March •. After near Dulois wim save him his lirst forty minutes deliberation, the jury in lessons in the art or stealing. lit! thl' 1of I'"' Strothers brothers. Started to work for Orln Means with 1 James and Philip, charged with the the di termination 10 drop his former | murder of William i:ywaters, returnassociates and do the rliilit thing, but ; ,,li 0 verdict of not guilty. hit. teachcrs had taught well aiul last Attorney It. Walton Moore, of Fair- Sunday he left with a few articles be- fax, ad<1 rosed the Jury in behalf of longing to Mr. Mean*. the defendants when court opened He Is determined to ti ll Judge Reed yesterday. He presented the legal of the whole affair and if clemency Is i phases of the cases necessary to supgranted to him. he "ill try to be and P°rt the plea of mental derangement do only w"iat Is right. Considering at the time of the shooting, contenilthe circumstances tinder which he >"tf that theStrother brothers acted on was raised the lad is mannerly, seem- a sudflen, uncontrollable impulse, imingly bright and seems v. i y sincere in 1'i'lled by a sense of the wrongs to his determination to be better. their Mstor, Mrs. Viola Fywaters. John L. Lee, followed with the additional plea of justification as contained in the "unwritten law" and cere in his determination to reform, ARE IT GUILTY X and r.™ CTDflTUCRO Dim than sorry for his di'«d, and If Kiven M I nil I nrf||l [III I ij n fair ehanci: will prow ihut hu is sin- 1 " w The boy does not deny the charge dren present, of stealing the \vatc:i, hoots and ?uit,  „ , , .Mrs. Su-;m Doneastrr, 1>. \V. Me- Fred Smiley, the boy whom Set- Mumvn, Snvder. .Miss Sarah geant Logan and Private Carrol I..1- lM ,.s- ,x. n. s. lowed for til ii e days and ilnally ar- N,„r Covode. Miss <'andlnc Klrested at. Grampian, was yestcrd ay WIMM, ,lf PUt«i,urK. and Mr. and Mrs bound over to court by Hquire Orey j K|hv,„,d. and was tbin morning taken to Brook- 0lWltlim Ulrre u.„ Brandville by Private ( arrol. children and three great grandehll- The contract for the brick for the Thlrtv-nix friends and relatives paving or the street in Undsey from Rnth,,lt „,,rae \Vlll|am 101- the end of the present brick pavement v>(„,a Sliuth SMl, v,.sU.r,l!lv to the Morris schoolhouse, was yes- A|„,m.  terday given by the contractor, W. U. ,,)rtll(lav unnlVersary c.r bis mother. Lyons, to O. H. Nordstrom, of this Mrs. William lOhvoKd. l'kice. Late In the afternoon a tine dinner The contract calls for 700.000 brick wtt„ ,v, ,, ,lM(| llimor KUl.s, WJ!S and Mr. Nordstrom wit start bis brick miltu handsome and works next Monday with Charles Mc- uu,,ful |inwtUa. Although Mrs. Kl- Quown in charge. The laying of h|1!) ., w„n(ll.rflI, a.;., bricks will begin May 1, providing . )s n„verUu.it.ss hal„ hearty the weather is saHablc. | and goes any place without assV- DfiV Ur ! Those present were Hcv. and Mrs. bu! UJHrtadt) lit STOLE Blanche Dilts, Miss Llllie Mineely, Miss Wile Mineely,. Miss Annie lrvin, i a>. I P f 1/•"fr'y Wm I l ■■ ■ j* Gity idiion lie ittmimtemiiea Hpif It 0B3 WORK WILL BEGIN SOON STORY OF THE CONTEST By Publishers' Press. liy Publishers' Press.